The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-07-27
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN


Garnets are becoming fashionable.
Sleeves with puffs at the elbow are
now.
The crest-shapcd bonnet has reap
pcared.
Bishop sleeves are now Of frequent oc-
, currence.
Plain and plaid surahs are used togeth-
cr, and make most useful as well as most
durable costumes.
A bonnet seen recently was composed
of interviewer rose stems and trimmed
with bunch of roses.
Suisse dotted muslins are made into
pretty little finer wraps to wear with
light summer costumes.
Miss Minnie r. Pollock, q law type
writer has been appointed Commissioner
of Deeds by the New York Board of AL
| dermen.
The plain skirts are quite as stylish as
any other, particularly in the sitter sorts
Of canvas cloth. A wide sash makes up
for the lack of drapery.
Mrs. Whitney, wife of the Secretary of
the Navy, wears no jowelry except dia-
mond comb. She largely regulates the
fashions of Washington.
The moment you are instinctively
prompted to rub your eyes, that moment
| stop using them, il you do not wish to
wear glasses in early life.
A charming black silk costume among
the recent importations was heavy gros
| grain with founces and edgings all
pinked out in fancy designs
The beaded Jersey waists so stylish
this season are elaborately finished around
the bottom, and should have, to be
stylish, high dog collar of jets.
A convenient idea is that of having
| jersey waists made to order, as no perfect
fit is obtainable otherwise, and the finish
may in this way be made unique also.
| Fancy ruchings and bands in color still
| continue to be worn, but after all the
fowercd grenadines are the most stylish
and are seen in the imported costumes.
Fine French satines will be much worn
this season, and are made little more
elaborately than usual, having cuffs,
| collar and sash of watered silk or
ribbon.
A sash of two colors is one of the
seasons novelties. One-half is of one
color and the other is contrasting
shade, fastened together in front by
pretty buckle.
Gold thread embroidery is much used
on linen, and when it is real bullion it has
wearing and washing qualities which
make it well worth any labor spent in
working on it.
Wide Chantilly founcing is worn on
rich parasols which have full covering
of silk grenadine over the silk cover.
This arrangement gives a particularly
pretty, soft effect.
Hymen-In Sweden brides carry bread
in their pockets, and as many pieces as
they thiow away, so much care do they
cast away from them. This is popular
superstition of the country.
The newest design for bracelet is now
of coffee beans. The inside of the ker-
nelis exposed, and every bean, or rather
half bean, is of different color, from a
delicate green to rich purple.
Lace costumes are so arranged that
they may be worn over several colored
silk skirts or over black The lace
fiouncing of forty inches wide is con-
venient for making these costumes.
Wash costumes will replace those of
wOolen very generally as the summer
comes on, and are quite as elaborately fin
ished as those of expensive material.
Ginghams lead in the wash fabrics.
Droop trimmings of all sorts are popu-
lar this season. Some of them are as
large ss small curtain tassels, and are
made to order to match the costume.
They have rather the effect of upholstery.
Light white wooden veilings, albatross
cloths, and other white woods, with bou-
Gle and bourette, corded and figured ef-
fects in lines and bars, are made up into
summer festival frocks by the thousand
in the custom or ready made suit depart
ments and large dress manufacturing es-
tablishments of New York.
Coral, ivory, tortoise shell, malachite,
turquoise, lapis, lazuli cornelian, and
agate are initiated to such perfection in
celluloid that it is safe to say that more
than half the ornaments, objects, aad
fancy objects sold in New York and other
cities, looking like tnosc stones and pro-
ductions, are really celluloid.
At recent gypsy wedding at Macomb,
H., it is stated in a local paper that
"when the bridegroom was asked if he
took the woman to be his welded wife,
he answered; Just as you say After
the ceremony the man went out of one
door and the woman out of another, and
they did not appear to be in the least in
terested in each othern
At engagement dinners" in Philadel-
phia the father or nearest male relative of
the lady usually makes the announce
ment at the close of the dinner, and a
pretty practice sometimes INDUCED is for
each guest to pick up flower and throw
it at the tiancee, who is thus met with a
rose shower from all sides of the table
On this occasion, reports an observer,
"the bridegroom-el often kisses his
mother-in-law-elect and the father Of
the benedict in turn kisses the fiancee."
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